PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake's entrance music is Beamer, Benz, or Bentley by Lloyd Banks. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Drake
vs
Ryan

180 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

176 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $25!)

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavin Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Drake.
Drake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ryan digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Drake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck for Drake with that takedown attempt.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.

Ryan drops Drake with a right and a left! Ryan comes rushing in but Drake regains his composure and manages to keep Ryan in guard.

Drake is rocked!
Ryan stands up over Drake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Drake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
I looks like Ryan might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ryan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Drake is predictable there

and Ryan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drake!
Drake is breathing heavily.
Ryan lands a big shot there that rocks Drake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Drake is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Drake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake can't escape the position.

Ryan has hold of Drake's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Drake manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is landing with some decent strikes but Drake is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ryan content just to control the position here.
Ryan cracks Drake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Drake tries to reverse the position but Ryan maintains control.
Ryan with the ground and pound from mount.
Ryan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Ryan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying desperately to improve position.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.
Ryan controlling from mount.

Ryan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ryan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ryan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ryan landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Ryan connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan connects with a bit shot that sees Drake covering up! More strikes from Ryan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ryan is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Ryan!